In Country

Hugh Martin's second full-length poetry collection moves within and among history to broaden and complicate our understanding of war. These poems push beyond tidy generalizations and easy moralizing as they explore the complex, often tense relationships between U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians. The speaker journeys through training to deployment and back again, returning home to reflect on the soldiers and civilians--both memories and ghosts--left behind. Filled with recollected dialogue and true-to-life encounters, these poems question, deconstruct, examine, and reintegrate the myths and realities of service.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: BOA Editions
Published: 11/06/2018
ISBN: 9781942683704
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/15/2018
Foreword 10/26/2018